John Fuller, the cohost of Focus on the Family’s Daily Broadcast, has written a book especially for men who are looking at fatherhood for the first time. John is the father of six (6!!) children, so he’s got quite a bit of experience and authority on the subject. There are 12 chapters in this 163-page [...]

Welcome to March, Heroes! Today begins a very exciting giveaway here on Earnest Parenting: the Hallmark recordable storybook titled All the Ways I Love You. Have you seen the books? I first noticed them before Christmas and thought they were a great idea. Well. I had no clue how wonderful they really are. I dare [...]

Babies usually aren’t too hard to buy for, but when it comes to baby showers and other gift events it can be difficult to pick something out that’s unique. Gifts can be as simple as diapers and wipes. It’s the parents who really need to appreciate them anyways. You can however, give something extra to [...]

Hello friends! Sara from the Fresh Air Fund tells me that there are still opportunities to host children who live in the city this summer. The Fresh Air Fund takes children who might otherwise never leave urban life and sends them to the country to live with host families every summer. They’ve been doing this [...]

It’s late in the night here at Earnest Parenting. The gifts are wrapped and under the tree, stockings are stuffed, and I’ve even got half the laundry finished. The boys are all sound asleep, although I bet they wake us up bright and early. The level of excitement before bedtime a few hours ago was [...]

Did you ever get a personalized book as a kid? I remember seeing one when I was young and thinking it was so amazing that you could have your name printed right in the book. At the time, the regular text would show up in one font and the child’s name was awkwardly inserted in [...]